List of Foreign & Public Diplomacy articles
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Pro-Turkey demonstrators wave Turkish flags in front of the Permanent Representation of Turkey to the European Union. Turkey Is the EU’s Only Hope
Granting Turkey membership in the EU would offer Europe the chance to redefine both itself and its raison d’être.
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A man sells stickers picturing Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada at market in Kabul. It’s Time To Recognize the Taliban
The absence of a U.S. diplomatic presence leaves Washington powerless and strengthens the extremists in Kabul.
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Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova speaks next to Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov at the Black Sea Security Summit in Bucharest, Romania, on April 13. How Kyiv Is Wooing the Global South
Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Emine Dzhaparova on convincing the rest of the world to stand on the right side of history.
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G-7 leaders arrive for a family photo during a visit to the Itsukushima Shrine on Miyajima Island as part of the G-7 leaders' summit in Japan. China’s Tech Threat Hangs Over the G-7
Can Washington assemble an international coalition to block tech investments in China?
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People release paper lanterns beside the Hiroshima Peace Memorial—one of the only buildings left standing in the city after the World War II devastation—to mark the 77th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, Japan. The Paradox of Hiroshima
This weekend’s G-7 summit is not the first time the city’s national context has complicated its status as a global peace symbol.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin greets South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi, Russia. South Africa’s Nonsensical Nonalignment
The ANC has forgotten that the outside world’s principled rejection of neutrality sustained the struggle against apartheid.
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Supporters of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a banner of his portrait outside the Justice and Development Party headquarters after polls closed in Turkey's elections in Ankara. What Does Turkey’s Election Mean for the World?
Erdogan’s strong first-round showing could mean five more years of headaches for Washington and NATO.
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Foxconn founder Terry Gou gives double thumbs-up to a crowd at a campaign rally in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Taiwan’s Trump Wants to Make Nice With Beijing
Foxconn founder Terry Gou will be hoping his pro-China message finds more takers than it did in 2020.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, standing behind a podium, talks during a press conference in Brussels. Ukraine Is Knock, Knock, Knocking on NATO’s Door
But the alliance is still wrestling over when and how to open the latch.
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An activist holds a sign depicting rival generals, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, who leads the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF), and Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagalo, during a demonstration in front of the White House in Washington on April 29, 2023. Where the U.S. Went Wrong in Sudan
Khartoum now faces civil war. What does the U.S. have to do with it?
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An image depicting former Saudi King Abdulaziz bin Saud (left), King Salman bin Abdulaziz, and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is seen on a building in Riyadh on April 16. Saudi Arabia Is Extremely Popular in the Middle East
Mohammed bin Salman’s middle finger to Washington is burnishing Riyadh’s image.
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In a photo released by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, nuclear technicians work at the Arak heavy water reactor's secondary circuit as officials and media visit the site in 2019. What Most People Get Wrong About the Iran Nuclear Deal
It ensured that even in the worst-case scenario, Iran would be proliferating from a lower baseline.
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Lu Shaye, the Chinese ambassador to France, gestures while sitting at a table covered in papers in Paris in 2020. China’s Wolf Warrior Ambassador Is a Hit in Beijing, Not Paris
Lu Shaye keeps alienating his foreign hosts.
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Indian Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar participates in a foreign ministers' meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Benaulim, India, on May 5. China’s Meeting of the Minds Is Little Talk and No Action
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation likes to think of itself as an alternative to the United Nations, but it’s even less effective.
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris walks with Tanzanian Vice President Philip Mpango in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on March 31. Washington Should Reconsider Its Economic Gameplan in Africa
China, India, and the Gulf countries have pursued a combination of trade and aid the United States can learn from.
